The Power of Faith

Napoleon Hill, in his classic THINK AND GROW RICH, dedicated a full chapter on FAITH alone.

Hill says, "all thoughts that have been emotionalized (given feeling) and mixed with faith, begin immediately to translate themselves into their physical equivalent or counterpart."

He then wrote, "Have Faith in yourself; Faith in the Infinite. Before we begin, you should be reminded again that: FAITH is the "eternal elixir" which gives life, power, and action to the impulse of thought!"

"Faith is," indeed, to quote Christianity's greatest salesman, Paul, "the evidence of things not (yet) seen." Doubt can turn a molehill into a mountain. Faith can move mountains.

And in Nick's case, it has to be faith that "moved this man born without any limbs"

Disabled speaker proves the power of faith
By EMMELINE TAN

PENANG: Born without any limbs, Nick Vujicic is a shining example of what one can accomplish with faith and self-belief.

“When the doctor first laid me beside my mother’s bed, she just said: ‘Take him away’.

“If God loves us, why does he let us go through suffering? The whole church prayed for arms and legs for me but God didn’t give me arms and legs.

“He, however, gave me the strength to pull through,” said the Australian motivational speaker in the Charismatic Church of Penang.

The 24-year-old son of a pastor was in Malaysia for a five-day speaking tour that concluded here on Saturday. Some 350 people thronged the talk, held in conjunction with Easter Week.

Today, Vujicic, who stands about a metre tall and only has a seven-inch left foot that he cheerfully calls his little “chicken drumstick”, is an accomplished individual.

He has a Bachelor of Commerce majoring in Financial Planning and Accounting. He can type 45 words a minute, walk, write, swim, answer the phone, comb his hair, brush his teeth and take care of personal needs himself with the help of his foot.

But what stands out even more is his joy for life, captivating everyone he meets.

Within two minutes of being carried and put on the table in front of the audience, Vujicic had the entire crowd in stitches.

“At the beach, I would sometimes smear myself with tomato sauce and come out of the water screaming ‘Shark, shark, shark!” he said.

Vujicic also does not let his disability get in the way of his ambitions. He said he hoped to become an international inspirational speaker and be financially independent by 25.

Hill went on to say that FAITH is a state of mind which may be induced by auto-suggestion. This law of auto-suggestion, through which any person may rise to altitudes of achievement which stagger the imagination, is well described in the following verse:

"If you think you are beaten, you are,
If you think you dare not, you don't
If you like to win, but you think you can't,
It is almost certain you won't.

"If you think you'll lose, you're lost
For out of the world we find,
Success begins with a fellow's will—
It's all in the state of mind.

"If you think you are outclassed, you are,
You've got to think high to rise,
You've got to be sure of yourself before
You can ever win a prize.

"Life's battles don't always go
To the stronger or faster man,
But soon or late the man who wins
Is the man WHO THINKS HE CAN!"

Observe the words which have been emphasized, and you will catch the deep meaning which the poet have in mind.

So the next time you fall, think of Nick and HAVE FAITH!